The problem
After restarting a machine with VeraCrypt full-disk encryption, the pre-boot authentication prompt appears before the OS loads. On some laptops the KVM's video capture doesn't sync with that pre-boot video mode, so I'm typing my password blind — the virtual keyboard itself works fine, I just can't see the screen or whether it's ready to accept input yet. The same applies to BIOS/UEFI setup screens, boot menus, and GRUB.
The request
A macro / saved-snippet feature that replays through the keystroke injector:
- Save a snippet of text, or record a key sequence (text plus special keys — Enter, Tab, arrows, ESC, F-keys — and delays between them).
- One-click replay, with a configurable start delay (pre-boot screens often accept input late — typing too early drops characters) and inter-key delay.
- Store macros encrypted at rest and only replayable from a logged-in session — these will often contain disk-encryption passwords.
- Optionally a "reboot + macro" combo: trigger the restart and have the sequence typed automatically N seconds later, so an encrypted machine comes back up hands-free.
Why keystrokes and not clipboard paste
This must be replayed as synthesized keystrokes through the virtual keyboard, not a clipboard-based paste: before the OS boots there is no clipboard to sync. This is exactly the scenario where the virtual keyboard is the more universal channel, and it's a reason to keep investing in it. (JetKVM has a macros feature — there's precedent for this being worth building.)
Better video-mode coverage for pre-boot screens would also be welcome, but the macro fixes the blind-typing problem even when the video never syncs at all.